⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up in the fourth quarter- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 25
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 51
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:35 · ATL 8-0 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 7:13 · ATL 21-6 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 9:43 · ATL 102-91 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trae Young offensive foul
Q4 2:05 · ATL 110-114 SAC
- Turnover
Trae Young turnover
Q4 2:05 · ATL 110-114 SAC
- Turnover
Jalen Johnson bad pass
Q4 0:06 · ATL 110-117 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 8:29 · ATL 78-71 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q4 8:00 · ATL 105-106 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 4:32 · ATL 110-117 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Domantas Sabonis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:16 · ATL 110-113 SAC
- Missed FT
De'Aaron Fox misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · ATL 110-117 SAC
📊The numbers
| ATL | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 15 | Threes made | 17 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 35 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
